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Mongolia’s Buddhist Diplomacy and India’s Union of Religious and Foreign Policy
Raymond Lam Article

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), along with Indian, Japanese, and Mongolian partners, hosted its third Samvad (which, in Hindi, means “dialogue”) conference in Ulaanbaatar over last Friday and the weekend. As reported in BDG’s ne....

September 16, 2019 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , vifindia , Ulaanbaatar , South Korea , Samvad , religion , Myanmar , mongolia , military , Japan , China , buddhist diplomacy , Buddhism , Asia , A New India
Thailand: The King Is No More; Can The New Constitution Provide Stability? - An Assessment
Anushree Ghisad

Just as Thailand was trying to understand and cope with the implications on the new constitution that was approved at the recent nationwide referendum; it was hacked by perhaps the most apocalyptic event- sad demise of the revered king HRH Bhumibol A....

October 17, 2016 Buddhism , Thailand , Kingdom of Thailand , International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific
From Buddhism to Bollywood - The Investment in Soft Power
Uma Sudhindra

As a gross generalisation, three factors shape the foreign policy of most countries: history, geography and capability. And each of these has decisively influenced Indian foreign policy, in different ways at different times. India’s power of attrac....

December 08, 2015 Buddhism , Soft Power , Bollywood , International Relations and Diplomacy
Looking Back at Sino-Indian Silk Road Cultural Linkages to Look Forward
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

“Two great civilizations ---India and China --- have been in mutual dialogue for centuries. Both the dialogue as also the distinctiveness have been inspired in no small measure through the spread of Buddhism.Pilgrims from each country have visit....

September 28, 2015 India and China , Sino - India , Civilisation , Buddhism , China Silk Road , Neighbourhood Studies , China
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